Jordan opines:
> Bambiraptor is
>quite a memorable name (as compared to Micropachycephalosaurus).
Disagree. If you have any Latin at all, Micropachycephalosaurus is
perfectly memorable because it is descriptive. Yes, it's a long word; that
should not make it less memorable, though I admit it's less convenient.
Bambiraptor is memorable, to be blunt, because it's DUMB.
Yes, there's a history of taxonomic humor, and senses of humor vary, but
Bambiraptor isn't wit; it's an exploding cigar. I can sympathize with
workers who might set out deliberately to sink the name for that reason
alone . . .
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